Resources
How To Make A Pair Of Jeans Style Pants
Sunday, August 9th, 2009When I was younger I worked for about 9 months in a factory that made mens trousers. It was not what I would call an extremely thrilling job but it paid the rent and fueled my adolescent dreams of becoming a ‘fashion designer’. While I never made it as a fashion designer I can still [...]
How to draft a really simple underbust corset pattern
Saturday, November 8th, 2008This is a simple corset underbust pattern and some instructions to go with it. It is a way of doing an underbust without needing to draft and fit a sloper/block. The instructions are a little rough but should give the basic concept to get some one started. If you get a little lost half way [...]
Bag attachments
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Thought I would drop this link in here for later. Bag handles, frames, do dads and things and all on one site. the even have bag frame crimpers.. While sure, it isn’t bench mounted with a foot pedal, I haven’t seen one of them since I was making hand bags for a living. Ps, I [...]
Some shoe and boot making resources
Monday, November 26th, 2007Some of the helpful things I found while researching how to make my boots This was where I was inspired.. The little lady and the concrete feet! Mary Wales Loomis Between pouring plaster into a pair of boots and gluing the everything together this site gives a resonable description of what involved. Naturally she is [...]